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Biological Activity Piscicide

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
POLYGODIAL not available Duke, 1992 *
PONGAMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
ROTENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
SACCALUTAL 0.4 ppm Duke, 1992 *
SESAMIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SIMPLEXIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TENULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TEPHROSIN not available Merck 11th Edition
THAPSIGARGICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
THAPSIGARGIN not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
WARBURGANAL not available Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOTOXIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Tephrosia purpurea Purple Tephrosia; Wild Indigo 2 14, 000
Tephrosia virginiana Devil's Shoestring 3 0
Tephrosia vogelii Fish Poison Bean 3 4, 500
Terminalia arjuna Arjun; Arjuna 1 160
Terminalia catappa Indian Almond; Tropical Almond; Malabar Almond 1 0
Terminalia pallida not available 1 0
Ternstroemia gymnanthera not available 1 0
Teucrium chamaedrys Wall Germander 1 0
Teucrium polium Golden Germander 1 0
Teucrium scordium Water Germander 1 0
Teucrium scorodonia Germander; Wood Germander 1 6, 000
Theobroma cacao Cacao 1 0
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 13, 500
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 2 13, 900
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 3 84, 300
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 1 88
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 2 0
Trilisa odoratissima Carolina Vanilla; Deer's Tongue; Hound's Tongue; Vanilla Plant 1 64, 000
Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock 1 10, 000